Project Management midterm pt 3

"The magazine will feature 10 items and will be completed over six months. The cover will be printed in color. The bound pages will be printed in black and white." This description belongs in the graphic design project:

Statement of work

Anu is a project manager for a construction company building a new home for Mia. After two weeks of the project, Mia comes to Anu and asks for an additional bedroom to be added to the home project. Anu tells Mia that they will need to meet to discuss the project. This is known as:

change control

Jen's company requires her to close out any contracts with outside vendors and perform a lessons learned activity with her team before releasing all resources for other projects. This output is commonly referred to as

closure

A project manager has discovered that a project is outside the original scope. The project manager has requested a change to bring expected future performance of the project work back in line with the project management plan. What type of change implementation has the project manager requested?

corrective action

Jen is a construction project manager. Her current project has been halted due to a shortage in the demand for housing. The housing shortage impact on the success of the project can be referred to as:

enterprise enviornmental factors

Angela is a project manager leading a curriculum project. She is working with her team to create an interior design curriculum project for students in her state. Which project management process is Angela performing?

execution

Brian would like to purchase his first home. He is unsure of the inputs needed to help him manage the details of this project. He sets up an appointment with his Uncle Joe, who has owned many real estate properties and is very familiar with the process, to discuss his home buying project. Which tool or technique is Brian using for input into his home purchase project?

expert judgement

John is planning his wedding. He has never been married and seeks input from his sister, Lauren. Lauren owns her own wedding planning business. John is using which tool and technique to guide his wedding project?

expert judgement

Lauren is a project manager who is determining the need for a curriculum project. She is researching the job market to make a business case for the project. Which project management process is Lauren performing?

initiation

A project manager is implementing a variety of approved changes to a project. Which would least likely be a type of approved change?

lessons learned

Stephanie is documenting the successes and failures of her team's project. This information will be used to inform future projects and is referred to as:

lessons learned

Angela is a project manager who leads a curriculum project. She is creating an outline of what each team member needs to complete by when to ensure the deliverable is on time, under budget, and within the scope of the project. Which project management process is Angela performing?

planning

After discovering that some project work failed to be performed according to plan, a project manager analyzes the situation. She then presents what needs to occur to correct the problems to Austin. Austin requests a change in the project to reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks. What type of change request is Austin making?

preventive action

An employee has been asked to evaluate a project that is experiencing some performance challenges. She asked the project manager to call a meeting with the project sponsor. The project manager replies that he does not know who the project sponsor is. The employee decides to review the initial project document. Which document should she request?

project charter

Christian is a project manager and would like to gain an understanding of the customer's needs, the budget, and the milestones needed to achieve the project objectives. Which should he review?

project charter

Delores has just been assigned to be a project manager of a team, and she would like to find out more about a project. She is unsure of who can authorize the project. What document should Delores consult?

project charter

A team is developing the project charter and is determining the valuable inputs used for completing the project. The input(s) that the team should least likely consider when developing the project charter would be the:

project management plan

Amy has recently completed her newest graphic novel that has taken more than two years to write. The only deliverable included in the project scope statement was a twelve-chapter illustrated novel. Her publisher was so excited about the story that he has asked for Amy to convert the book into a screenplay. This uncontrolled expansion without adjustments to time, cost, and resources is referred to as:

scope creep

Mary would like to add extra windows to the sunroom project she is having built onto her home. The extra windows were left out of the description she provided when the project began. What should Mary do next?

submit a change request

Which activity must happen before a project can officially close?

the customer has to formally accept the final product